Eilis McGovern

Eilis McGovern FRCSI is an Irish consultant cardiothoracic surgeon. She established Ireland's third public cardiac unit and was the 168th President of the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland. She became the National Director for medical training at the Health Service Executive, Ireland, in 2012.

Eilis McGovern

FRSCI
Born
Mount Charles, County Donegal
NationalityIrish
EducationSt Louis Convent Monaghan
Alma materUniversity College Dublin
OccupationCardiothoracic surgeon

Early life

Eilis McGovern was born in 1958 in Mount Charles, County Donegal, and attended school at the St Louis Convent Monaghan.[1]

Education and training

McGovern studied medicine at University College Dublin. When she graduated in 1978, she also won the gold medal in surgery and the silver medal in medicine. After this initial training, she went on to come first in the fellowship examination for the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland.[2]

Medical career

In 2010, McGovern became the 168th President of the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland.[3] She was the first woman to hold the position in the 226-year history of the institution.

References
  1. "Prof Eilis McGovern". UCD School of Medicine & Medical Science. University College Dublin. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
  2. "Women in medicine: Eilis McGovern and Emily Winifred Dickson". RCP London. Royal College of Physicians. 3 October 2017. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
  3. "Irish doctor becomes first female president of Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland". The Telegraph. 3 June 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
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